Not a Buffalo
By B.R.L. Hall & Jack
Not a BuffaloNov 24, 2019
025 Peanut Butter, Jam and LIGO
Episode 25 is our series 2 finale as Jack and Ben take a much needed break to enjoy the reopening of the world and their respective summers or winters. Ben kicks the episode off with a biological breakthrough in how vaccines are manufactured, whilst Jack tells the story of reaching level 2 in creating Bose-Einstein Condensates. There’s a story all about the incredible 3-D printed hydrogels that could be a boon for medics and we have some fundamental physics in the form of exotic compact objects. Plus we talk about the latest developments on NASA’s current mission to Mars.
Cell-Free Vaccines
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/04/210422093832.htm
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-021-22329-3
3D Printing Hydrogels
https://phys.org/news/2021-04-frontier-3d-state-of-the-art-soft-materials.html
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-021-22802-z
Exotic Compact Objects
https://www.livescience.com/exotic-compact-objects-break-physics.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compact_star
Bose-Einstein Condensate Molecule
Mars Ingenuity Update
https://mars.nasa.gov/technology/helicopter/status/297/ingenuity-completes-its-fourth-flight/
024 The Adventures of Jack Segue
Squashing Atoms
https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2021/SC/D0SC06675C#!divAbstract
5G Charging
www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-79500-x
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/03/210325150019.htm
Mutant Crayfish Clones Invade Graveyard
www.iflscience.com/plants-and-animals/cemetery-under-siege-from-mutant-crayfish-clones-in-belgium-/
www.brusselstimes.com/news/belgium-all-news/137013/hundreds-of-self-cloning-crayfish-invade-antwerp-cemetery/
Science was Wrong, Apophis won’t hit Earth for at least 100 years
www.nasa.gov/feature/jpl/nasa-analysis-earth-is-safe-from-asteroid-apophis-for-100-plus-years/
Language Tree
www.translatemedia.com/translation-blog/the-best-language-infographics-interactive-tools-on-the-web/
023 A Swirlon Matter
We have an abundance of breakthroughs for you in episode 23 of Not a Buffalo. Jack and Ben discuss the first ever sound recorded on Mar by Perseverance and a new use of the Doppler effect that's aiding in scientists in fighting disease. Jack has a story all about swirlonic matter, an incredible new discovery in our understanding of the world around us. Ben talks about an AI that is helping us figure out how the human brain works.
Phi Motion & AI
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/02/210225143749.htm
https://twitter.com/akiyoshikitaoka/status/1240892694479507456?lang=en
Doppler Effect
https://phys.org/news/2021-02-scientists-doppler-peer-cells.html
Swirlonic Matter
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-73824-4
Perseverance Lands on Mars
https://spacenews.com/perseverance-lands-on-mars/ Live Touchdown (YouTube)
022 Gingerbread Blueprints
Welcome to episode 022 of Not a Buffalo where our discussion ranges from elemental discoveries from the 1950s all the way to the possible future habitation of a planet not too far away. Ben has a story about the incredible science of stem cells and a new breakthrough that could change the lives of millions. Jack has been reading about a new discovery in our closest stellar neighbour, Alpha Centauri and tells us about some renewed interest in the element, Einsteinium. We also have a story about duckweed, a little plant that could help us solve some big problems.
New Planet
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-021-21176-6
Einsteinium
https://www.livescience.com/einsteinium-experiments-uncover-chemical-properties.html
Duckweed
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/02/210201090829.htm
Stem Cells
https://phys.org/news/2021-01-scientists-closer-smart-stem-cells.html
021 Bowie is my Tesla
020 Life in a Wok
Jack’s Stories
www.livescience.com/china-quantum-supremacy.html
www.livescience.com/small-islands-one-big-volcano.html
www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/12/japan-s-hayabusa2-capsule-lands-carbon-rich-asteroid-samples
Ben’s Stories
phys.org/news/2020-11-brewed-beer-recycled-wastewater-great.html
phys.org/news/2020-11-random-doping-quantum-devices.html
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/12/201201144039.htm
phys.org/news/2020-12-octogenarian-snapper-wa-oldest-tropical.html
phys.org/news/2020-12-graphene-block-sustainable-cities.html
019 Tomographical Endowment
Episode 19 covers a little bit of everything, from octopus-inspired skin graft technology to the power of the mind during the dark winter months. Ben also talks about yeast engineering and the insight it gives into diverse ecosystems whilst Jack talks about the latest developments in some truly sci-fi travelling; the Hyperloop.
Ben’s stories
Octopus skin grafts
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/10/201016164312.htm
Cheaters don’t always win
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/10/201019145551.htm
Deep learning CT
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/10/201019133700.htm
Jack’s Stories
Winter Mindset:
https://internationaljournalofwellbeing.org/index.php/ijow/article/view/935
Virgin HyperLoop: https://www.nu.nl/tech/6089174/virgin-hyperloop-rondt-voor-het-eerst-test-met-passagiers-in-hyperloop-af.html
Journal Article:
https://www.thegreenjournal.com/article/S0167-8140(20)30809-4/fulltext
018 Ig Nobel Prizes
Jack’s Stories:
ACOUSTICS PRIZE
If you’ve ever wanted to know what happens when you seal an alligator in a room filled with helium and why you would want to do this, we have the answers to your questions.
jeb.biologists.org/content/218/15/2442.full
PHYSICS PRIZE
Something akin to placing earthworms on a wobble board, can make big headlines in the ig-nobel prizes.
www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-65295-4
ENTOMOLOGY PRIZE
Is it possible to study insects for a living and still be afraid of spiders?
academic.oup.com/ae/article/59/3/168/6813
Ben’s Stories:
PSYCHOLOGY PRIZE
Learn how to spot a narcissist by checking their eyebrows.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/jopy.12396
MANAGEMENT PRIZE
How something akin to a sketch comedy landed 5 people in court.
mp.weixin.qq.com/s/ibIkZBbnZb-menl7Xv4FAQ
ECONOMICS PRIZE
At last, serious research relating income inequality to making out. Find out more here:
www.nature.com/articles/s41598-019-43267-7
Honorable Mentions:
PEACE PRIZE
How ginger knocking contributed to world peace.
MEDICINE PRIZE
Yes, being annoyed at the sound of people chewing is finally a medical ailment.
journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0054706
www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0165032716321681
MATERIALS SCIENCE PRIZE
Researchers confirm, making knives out of poop is not best practice.
linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S2352409X19305371
017: Season 2 Debut
The links to all of the stories that appear in this episode are below:
Ben’s Stories
Marijuana test for stressed-out Warsaw Zoo elephants
phys.org/news/2020-08-marijuana-stressed-out-warsaw-zoo-elephants.html
Scientists use fruit peel to turn old batteries into new
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/08/200826101623.htm
Insect wings inspire new ways to fight superbugs: Scientists reveal how nanomaterials inspired by insect wings are able to destroy bacteria on contact - by stretching, slicing or tearing them apart
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/08/200818103841.htm
Jack’s Stories
Puberty can repair the brain’s stress responses
www.sciencenews.org/article/puberty-teens-brain-stress-responses-early-trauma
CO2 Causes Earthquakes
www.sciencenews.org/article/carbon-dioxide-earth-mantle-italy-earthquakes
Positronium’s energy levels make no sense
www.sciencenews.org/article/positronium-energy-levels-exotic-atom-physics
016 Non-Newtonian Pranks
015 Saturn is a Toaster
It's the second episode from lockdown, guess which of our hosts has gone crazy first? After we establish the new metric system involving freedoms and potatoes, we did into some fascinating stories about the gas giants, the ancient jungles at the South Pole and discuss a break through in magnetic research that could revolutionise our electronics. We hope you're all keeping safe and well out there and enjoy the episode!
014 Everything's Better in 2-D
013 Discovering Paradise...Twice
012 Never Release Your Worms
011 It's Christmas
010 Space Cookies
009 What About a Bull?
008 Ig Nobel Prize Special
007 Penguin: Dino Killer
In this episode, Jack displays his great affection for penguins, we discuss India's potential Tiger related Guinness World Record and come up with a new theory for what actually wiped out the dinosaurs.